Information And Communication Technology Applications Research Articles

Legal protection of human right to privacy of personified information in terms of global trends of IT-development

The relevance of this paper refers to the importance of developing future teachers’ professional competences and ability to integrate the information and communication technology in their own work. The aim of this paper is to examine the preschool teachers’ attitudes of the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in preschool institutions. The research was based on quantitative (descriptive analysis and factor analysis) and qualitative research methodology which included the analysis of relevant literature and a survey conducted among the preschool teacher at the preschool institution in Pula (Croatia). The results have shown that there is no statistically significant difference in the positive attitude to the use of ICT in preschool institutions between preschool teachers younger and older than 35, i.e. both show a positive attitude to the application of ICT in preschool institutions. The paper materials may be useful in the preschool institution for integrating digital knowledge into teacher’s work to contribute to the quality of preschool children’s education.

Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Dissemination of Information in Selected Special Libraries in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria

Background of the study: This study examined the Application of ICT in Dissemination of Information in Selected Special Libraries in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria. Three Special libraries from the metropolis of the state comprised the sample population of the study; Central Bank of Nigeria Library, Michael Imoudu Institute of Labor Studies Library and Ghalib Chamber Library.Purpose: The study employed a survey research design using the Enumeration sampling technique. A questionnaire was used to obtain data from the respondents. The population of the study consisted of twenty-one (21) respondents which comprised of library professionals and library assistants. The usage of Email to render CAS is not a norm in these special libraries.Method: Data collected from the field were analyzed using descriptive method of analysis.Findings: Apart from CAS, it was found that selective dissemination of information (SDI) is not done with the aid of technological tools in these Libraries and these libraries rarely make use of OPAC to provide easy access to their resources, efficiency and effectiveness of ICT in the dissemination of information were not realized because of the low usage of ICT to drive operations in the library. The study recommended that there should be a standard alternative source of power for proper Usage of ICT facilities and management of special libraries should help their users in subscribed for a database that would assist them in having access to robust information.Conclusion: The study concluded that ICT facilities are put in place in the selected special libraries are not adequate and are as well not fully utilized. It was gathered that the usage of ICT facilities to render services like current awareness services (CAS) is not up to expectation.

Does an N-shaped association exist between pollution and ICT in Turkey? ARDL and quantile regression approaches.

It is a debated issue that the influence of information and communications technologies (ICTs) on the environment is positive or negative in the literature. For instance, usage and disposal of ICTs may lead to environmental degradation and it may also increase carbon emission arising from electricity generation. However, ICT applications may contribute to environmental quality creating great opportunities for smarter cities, transport systems, electrical grids, and industrial processes. These two effects reveal the possible relationship of an inverted U-shaped association also known as the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis relationship between ICT and CO2. The objective of this study is to determine the structure of the relationship between environmental degradation and ICTs in Turkey for 1980-2017. The findings of the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) analysis indicate the validity of inverted N-shaped EKC hypothesis. However, the results of the quantile regression test are inconsistent with those of ARDL. When the coefficients from 30th to 95th quantiles are examined, it is observed that there is an inverted N-shaped relationship between ICT and CO2, but these coefficients are not statistically significant. In addition, in the 95th quantile, coefficients of the square of ICT and ICT are statistically significant, contrary to the cube of ICT which is not. This reveals that the relationship between the variables is U-shaped.

Application of ICT tools in food crops monitoring in Indonesia

Indonesian “Working Cabinet” 2014-2019 is placing more attention on agricultural sector, particularly self-sufficiency program for major food crops such as rice, corn/maize and soybean. The government has been planning to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production by 2016, corn production by 2017 and soybean production by 2018. Indonesian government has also inspired to renewed enthusiasm to use new information and communication technologies (ICTs) for agricultural services. Driven by significant role of ICT, research institute, universities, and related associations have actively involved in ICT application in agriculture for recent years. The aim of the paper is to review/analyze role, potential and contribution of ICT in agriculture and to explore opportunities for use of IT in various fields of agricultural sector in Indonesia. The paper reviews and analyzes various ICT-based information dissemination models application in agriculture. In addition, success story of ICT applications in agriculture are presented i.e. Application of Standing Crop for Rice Monitoring, Modeling of maize self sufficiency in Indonesia, KATAM: Cropping Calendar, Android based Tani Hub Application, Pantau Harga: Android application for agricultural prices monitoring, SMS based cropping area monitoring, e-Rice consultation services version 1.0, and e-IRKB: Online based Indonesia Rice Knowledge Bank. The findings provide a useful direction for researcher and practitioners in developing future ICT based information dissemination systems. ICT tools ensuring farmers and increases their capacity to make effective and informed decisions.

Gender and Digital Teaching Competence in Dual Vocational Education and Training

In recent decades, technological advances have been revolutionizing all areas of society, including the teaching resources and methodologies used in the world of education. Teachers are in the process of adapting to develop the digital skills they need for the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), a process that must be permanent and in which there are still knowledge gaps undermining its application. This study aims to determine whether this lack of digital skills is influenced by the gender of teachers, for example, whether there is a gender gap in ICT application in teaching, specifically Dual Vocational Education and Training, which is a teaching area that has been growing exponentially in recent years. A descriptive quantitative method has been used for this study with a sample of 1568 teachers of Dual Vocational Education and Training from the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, with data collected through a questionnaire. The results show that while the level of knowledge of ICT resources is medium among this group and is therefore improvable, there are no significant gender differences between teachers with respect to the application of e-skills by teaching professionals, despite the existence in other contexts of a large digital gender gap in new technology professionals.

Financial inclusion, information and communication technology diffusion, and economic growth: a panel data analysis

ABSTRACT Earlier studies accept that both Financial Inclusion (FI) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) individually play positive role in economic growth. Moreover, ICT applications like mobile phone and internet penetration are being increasingly utilized in banking sector. The present study has shown that ICT development can be an important determinant of Financial Inclusion by using a fixed-effect panel data model of 41 countries. The paper further contributes by highlighting the role of FI, powered by a better ICT penetration, in fostering the growth of the countries in a Dynamic Panel Data Model. The results suggest that both FI individually and once coupled with mobile and internet can improve the per capita growth. However, in developing countries, the role of ICT indicators in fostering financial inclusion and therefore growth is not very promising. From the policy perspective, it suggests that more investment in educating people about the usage of ICT in formal banking sector is required.

Meeting Teachers' and Learners' Perceptions on Mobile Learning: A Case of Indonesian Vocational High School in Surakarta City

Information and communication technology (ICT) has become the main resource to be devoted for most countries in this world. The government of Indonesia has made a regulation by the minister of education and culture in term of implementing curriculum 2013 which includes student center learning and scientific approach as the basis of ICT application. This study discusses the perception of teachers and learners regarding to the implementation of mobile learning in vocational high school. It is a mixed method study where undertakes interviews and surveys coming from two different schools. In analyzing the teachers and learners' perceptions towards implementation of mobile learning, it was used unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) as the guiding model. The data from the survey was analyzed by using SPSS, while finding the contributors key was done by applying percentage analysis. The findings showed that most of teachers and learners at vocational high school in Surakarta city are familiar with mobile ICT. They are capable to operate and use it for some purposes such as; downloading educational material, search for definitions of words or terms, and send assignments to accomplish the learning goals.

Information and Communication Technology as a Potential Tool for the Implementation of Electronic Government

E- Governance or Electronic Governance is playing a vital role in the 21st century. The application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the essential part of e- governance for delivering governmental services, transaction of communication, exchange of information between the citizen to government and government to business hubs etc. This study will focus on the effects and implementation of ICT in system of e- governance to bring a means of transparent, accountable, simple, responsive and moral governance. In other words the application of ICT is very important for the implementation of various governmental policies more effectively which will reduce the gap between the government and citizens. It is noteworthy that e- governance is an effective way to remove corruption and to make the public delivery system hassle-free which will establish a kind of “SMART” governance. The basic purpose of this paper is to focus on the role and importance of ICT in the system of electronic governance which will ensure the good governance.

Challenges and Opportunities for Coping with the Smart Divide in Rural America

Recent success in the many applications of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in urban settings largely defines our understanding of sustainable development in the context of smart societies and communities. The footprints of such smart transformation barely imprint in the countryside, however, where rural communities face tremendous barriers, such as the absence of ICT infrastructure, geographic isolation from technological advances, and various social inequalities. The conventional wisdom of smart societies and communities built on well-established broadband access and ICT applications in urban hubs might not be suitable for decentralized rural regions. We contend that a new form of digital divide in the context of recent ICT advancement—a smart divide—is evolving into a new challenge to smart societies and communities. This study aims to characterize the smart divide, an emerging type of social inequality. To address this aim, we conduct a literature review with a focus on the technological aspects of the smart divide in rural regions and identify potential gaps in smart infrastructure and smart applications and services between urban and rural America. The article culminates in a synthesis of potential strategies for bridging the smart divide in rural America. The study is expected to benefit scientists, planners, entrepreneurs, and policymakers interested in smart rural development.

Constraints faced by the teachers and students in application of information and communication technologies (ICTs)

Information and communication technology (ICT) has become an important source of information and efficiency for many sectors across the globe. In the education sector, specially, the application of ICTs has become a critical part of the learning process for university students both outside and inside the classrooms. Studying the constraints faced by the respondents in the use of ICT in educational institutions may assist teachers and students to overcome these barriers and become successful adopters of technology in the future. The present study was conducted on “Constraints of teachers and students in application of information and communication technologies (ICTs)” with the sample size 250 including 100 teachers and 150 students. Findings of the study showed that more than half of the teachers faced the physiological problem like eye pain occasionally (55.00%) followed by back ache and head ache (54.00%) and arm pain (50.00%). Majority of the students never faced the problem of nerve pain (66.67%) followed by arm pain (56.00%) and hand pain (52.00%). Respondents suggested frequent workshops, trainings, conferences followed by high internet connection.

Social Media and rural SMMEs promotion in the information age: A survey study of selected SMMEs in former Transkei Homelands Eastern Cape Province South Africa

Aim/Purpose: The study explores Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) application in terms of social media usage to promote businesses with emphasizes on SMMEs in underdeveloped regions in the information age era. Background: The application of ICTs platform in terms of Social Media in the information age economies era by Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) especially those operating in an underdeveloped regions, opens up the global markets to them without much hindrances but as noted by Buhalis (2003), SMMEs especially those in developing countries are not utilizing ICTs in their business to its full potential. And even though Internet access and ICTs devices are becoming more common in South Africa (Goldstuck, 2012), literature of the application of Social Media to support SMMEs business activities in underdeveloped regions are limited. Methodology: Quantitative and purposive methods were used to collect data through. Findings: The major findings of the study are although in the area of access to ICTs and Internet connectivity the results was encouraging as all respondents (100%) do have one or more means to ICTs and internet, but the results in terms of application of Social Media to project their businesses to the rest of the world and consequently accessing the global market opportunities that ICTs present in the information age is lacking among the respondents. Impact on Society: As explained by Hargittai and DiMaggio (2001) that in order to achieve proper ICTs usage by users, the user will first have to realized the need and what the usage of ICTs will accomplish for them. Therefore, the study recommends that agencies tasked with helping SMMEs needs to come up with educational programmes to educate SMMEs entrepreneurs in the selected regions about the need for integration and benefits of ICTs to businesses in the information age global economies era to encourage the application of ICTs.

Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Academic Libraries

The main purpose of the study is to assess Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in academic libraries. The application of ICT has provided more effective and efficient service delivery in the library. The use of ICT facilities is an important tool in the academic libraries as it supports resource sharing among academic libraries, increase effective and efficient service delivery, saves time, provide marketing opportunity of its services, provide speedy and easy access to information and to provide more up to date information to users. ICT facilities in the academic libraries are meant to work towards the actualization of the institution aims and objectives. The article discussed the following areas: to identify the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) facilities available in academic Libraries; to investigate areas ICT can be applied to in academic libraries; to examine the challenges of ICT application to library services and suggest strategies for improving ICT application to library services.

The Effects of Information and Communication Technology on Health Service Delivery at Tafo Government Hospital

This study sought to find out the effects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on health service delivery at Tafo Government Hospital. A descriptive survey design was used. Data were collected through the use of semi-structured questionnaire and administered to 50 respondents where stratified random sampling technique was used by ranking position as strata. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. From the findings, 56% of the respondents overwhelmingly agreed to the fact that the applications of ICT provide quicker medical diagnoses, reduced workload among users, improvement in patients’ waiting time and information accessibility. Nonetheless, 72% bemoaned lack of ICT infrastructure, poor ICT network concerns coupled with that insufficient knowledge on the use of ICT could impede the impact of ICT in quality service delivery. This could be deduced from the findings that ICT improves collaboration and clinical decision support in facilitating clinical work flow integration among nurses and other medical professionals. Moreover, the findings above affirm the fact that without electricity, ICT infrastructure, insufficient skills and technical knowledge in dealing with ICT innovations, it is impossible to successfully adopt ICT resources in health care delivery. The above findings show that the majority of healthcare professional generally had a positive attitude towards ICT prospects as they rated their skill as fairly well. The study recommends that the Ministry of Health plays a supporting role by investing in health care ICT.

APPLICATION OF ICT AS A TOOL IN REVITALIZING THE NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

It is very appalling that Nigerian educational system has not deeply embraced the implementation of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in educational system. ICT is a global link to all facets of life and educational system in Nigeria is left out in this new technological development. ICT which include radio, television, computer, internet among others have been praised as potentially powerful enabling tools for educational change and reform, but the Nigerian educational system has failed to create such enabling environment that will enhance effective implementation of ICT in educational system. There are lots of uncertainties that impede the effective implementation of ICT in Nigerian educational system, these factors include incompetency of the teachers, inadequate facilities, lack of refresher training courses given to teachers, insecurity challenges, and poor teaching methodology. Having seen the afore mentioned problems in Nigerian educational system, this research tends to address these problems by implementing the application of ICT in revitalizing the Nigerian educational system. This could be achieved by introducing ICT in the school system as well as given adequate supervision on the implementation to ensure a huge success. The research was guided by two research questions and a structured questionnaire to elicit information from the respondents. The research has proved that conducting refresher training for teachers, provision of adequate laboratory facilities, provision of conducive enabling environment, effective and cognitive teaching strategies and methods should be adopted to arose the learners interest and enhance the performances of the students. The researcher recommended that there should be a thorough supervision from the educational board to ensure adequate implementation of ICT in Nigerian educational system.

Проблема международной информационной безопасности в ООН

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have transformed society and the economy and expanded opportunities for international cooperation. However, the unique capabilities of ICTs are used not only for the common good of humanity. Today, we are talking about an accelerated increase in threats in the information and cyberspace. Many states consider them as additional, but often these are the main spaces for military-political confrontation. Thus, the issues of inadmissibility of application of ICTs with military and political purposes for realization of hostile actions and acts of aggression are critically urgent acute. For this reason, the task of ensuring international information security has become part of the agenda for one of the six main committees of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) – the First Committee, where states investigate threats to peace, seek for ways to promote global security and disarmament. Discussion on international information security issues within this Committee plays a crucial role and requires a deep analysis by the scientific and expert community. The article presents the results of this analysis, starting from 1998, when the problem of international information security was first discussed at the UN on the initiative of Russia. The study identifies and investigates the possibilities and prospects of implementing the main goal in the process of ensuring international information security: namely, the creation of an international legal regime to ban the development, production and use of information and cyber weapons. In addition, this paper includes the results of a study on the UN work and prospects for its success in maintaining international information security in a new format: within the framework of the Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) organized in 2019 at the suggestion of Russia, and the UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) proposed by the United States. The output of both groups is going to have a significant impact on information security trends and policies on a global scale. Therefore, a timely scientific analysis of the issue, current challenges and threats, as well as the forecast of trends and prospects for enhancing international information security, presented in the article, are currently among the most relevant tasks.

EVALUATION OF THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN ENGLISH COURSEBOOKS

The aim of the article is to present an analysis of the assessment of the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in conventional textbooks for teaching English. After presenting the theoretical framework of the new core curriculum in terms of autonomy and ICT application, the study describes the way in which ICT tools are integrated or ignored in current English textbooks. The study covered textbooks used in the seventh grade of primary school. Six of the eight (one per publisher) textbooks available on the market were selected for this purpose. Qualitative research comprised a thorough evaluation of tasks which comprised explicit references to ICT. The quality of the analysed didactic materials was determined by the potential level of supporting students’ autonomy by using the coursebook tasks in question, measured through a specially designed Likert scale. The conclusions served to propose changes and improvements to these textbooks.

Digital Learning: New Age Tools and the Changing Education Scenario, Trends and Challenges in India

Information and communication technologies ( ICTs) have a great role to change the existing traditional agricultural system in developing countries. Through application of ICTs in agriculture it is possible to; make efficient information dissemination, bring precision agriculture and increase market access of farmers. Currently, In developing countries majority of rural farmers’ have access to ICT tools, however, most of the farmers have no enough awareness on the significance role of ICTs for agricultural marketing and its subsequent impact on welfare improvement. Thus this review paper is designed to assess ICTs use in agricultural marketing in Africa. The result of this review paper signified that ICTs and agricultural marketing had positive association, in which through application of ICTs in agricu0ltural marketing it is possible to reduce transaction cost, disseminate updated market information and improve the rural farmers’ linkage to market. Moreover, ICTs have also the power to increase farm productivity, income and hence improve the food security status of farmers. Therefore, improving awareness of the rural communities and establishing agricultural information system at the country level is crucial to magnify the potential role of ICTs in agricultural marketing. Keywords : ICTs; Agricultural Marketing; Welfare DOI : 10.7176/IKM/9-10-02 Publication date: November 30 th 2019

ICT application in cyber counseling as a teacher accelerator with optimizing WhatsApp based mobile computing

This long-term study aims to make it easier for teachers to describe one model of counseling services. Teachers are required to be able to provide good and best service through the process of counseling guidance. The development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be utilized in cyber counseling and handling of various services, for example, almost all students have mobile phones which on average can already be utilized to build the system by optimizing WhatsApp based mobile computing capable of providing e-counseling services and saving time and cost. Service Guidance and counseling is not always face to face. There is an easier service that is with cyber counseling that allows counseling not feel embarrassed or awkward that can be done anytime and anywhere. Utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in contemporary times become very relevant when applied in guidance and counseling activities. Therefore, it is expected to also increase the researcher both skill and competence that will boost the institution where the researchers work, namely: Kanjuruhan University Malang.

Information and communication technology application challenges in the construction industry: A narrative review

The measure of construction activity affects the general wellbeing of the construction industry. An improved method of construction delivery reduces the problems encountered in the construction process. Studies posit that the use of Information and communication technologies (ICT) tends to improve construction output. However, there are barriers to ICT applications in the construction industry. To date several, the literature on challenges to ICT has been limited to a specific study area. This study conducted a narrative literature review to identify the challenges to ICT application in the construction industry across Europe, Australia, North-America, Africa, and Asia. The review was conducted using selected relevant academic journals from SCOPUS database. The findings from the review identified that challenges to ICT application are classified into Technology, Process and People related factors. The attitude of staff and Management to ICT, technical barriers and cost related factors are identified as the common factors to the three classified categories of challenges to ICT used in the construction industry. The implication of the findings is to address a platform for better and innovative construction process. It is also important in addressing people, process and technology which are interwoven for construction work.

A Perspective Research on Information Systems in Tourism Sector in Kerala

Tourism, a multi-dimensional and multi-faceted activity with diverse social, cultural, economic and ecological impacts, got evolved as one of the largest and most significant economic sectors in the world. The lure of tourism as an engine of economic growth and diversification has been urging each and every country in the world to develop and promote it in the most possible manner (Dileep, 2018). As per the current projections, tourism is tend to grow further and it will remain as one of the most vibrant, growing and economically useful activities in the world having wide social and cultural ramifications in the years to come as well. Being an amalgam of industries, this sector includes a diverse range of industries like, intermediaries; transportation; accommodation; entertainment and recreation; shopping; hospitality; and infrastructure. Complex linkages and interrelationships exist among the various individual sectors of the tourism industry. The post second world war era has witnessed tremendous growth of tourism and in the same era has recorded the evolution and growth of information and communication technology as well. Information Technology has become one of the most fundamental and vital components of the successful businesses and organizations and is a major facilitator. In the growth of tourism as a major social phenomenon in the 21st century, Information and communication technology (ICT) too had played significant roles. Indeed, the relationship between tourism and ICT was symbiotic as well, since the latter sector got many opportunities for the application of it in the tourism sector, like in the air transportation which was a pioneer in developing transaction systems for handling the cumbersome booking data in the 1950s and 60s. Information systems for the core of ICT applications in businesses and organisations. Tourism Sector too has been using different types of information systems intensively in the international scenario. Kerala, one of the late entrants in the international tourism, has turned to be successful international tourist destinations within a few decades of time. The number of tourism arrivals has been registering consistent growth and the industry got expanded exponentially in Kerala. To compete globally, tourism of anywhere requires a variety of information systems. Kerala tourism industry is also not an exception to this. In this context, a study on the current usage of information systems in the tourism sector in Kerala seems inevitable. The study has to focus upon the types of information systems used by the tourism industry in Kerala, efficiency as well as the impacts of the usage of such information systems by the industry, comparing the scenario with the international standards and also to discuss about the future to suggest suitable solutions to look ahead to have more competence by the Kerala tourism